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Although I'm curious as to exactly how Hitler managed to answer an internet questionnaire, since he's been dead for the last 50 years. Or living in a council flat near Twerton, depending on who you believe.

You don't _know_ it's wrong, you just think it's wrong. There's no evidence for or against the motion. If you're Christian then you _shouldn't_ believe that people's disposition can be predetermined (even though most do) but anyone who isn't Christian (or of some other religion) has no business stating the "correctness" of the subject.

Originally posted by Count Hans von Hekeldicht:You don't _know_ it's wrong, you just think it's wrong. There's no evidence for or against the motion. If you're Christian then you _shouldn't_ believe that people's disposition can be predetermined (even though most do) but anyone who isn't Christian (or of some other religion) has no business stating the "correctness" of the subject.

Oh dear. I though you were smarter than this. Not that it isn't true, it's just that one simply shouldn't have to say it.

It's not like I'm going to stuff my writing full of little disclaimers like "In my opinion" just in case someone is dumb enough I'm trying ot pass of an obvious opinion has absolute truth.

I see what you lot mean. My views are obviously a combination of my parents; my father is pyshchiatrist and my mother was a social worker so it appears the bias is within me to see complete nonsense in that quoted statement. Cos if it was correct, both my parents would have wasted their careers.

What you're failing to take into account, Tim, is that the internet is stuffed full of morons who don't realise that an opinion is an opinion. Anyone who DOES really ought to point that out instead of making value judgements based on them.

Originally posted by Count Hans von Hekeldicht:What you're failing to take into account, Tim, is that the internet is stuffed full of morons who don't realise that an opinion is an opinion. Anyone who DOES really ought to point that out instead of making value judgements based on them.

Oh yeah yeah. I'm really going to waste my time typing out three whole words for the benefit of some lamer who needs the difference between an opinion and a fact pointed out for him. These people deserve to be confused.

But Tim, you do have a rather irritating habit of spouting your often quite contentious opinions as fact, and then being sneering and supercilious to anyone who disagrees with you. Intellectual arrogance is a most unnattractive trait in an intelligent person.